Tool that can clean the fins of a base board heater

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I have baseboard radiators in a new home (built in the 50s) and the fins are filled with lint. Vacuuming isn't pulling the stuff out. Is there a tool that can help with this?

Best Answer

What worked for me were Q-tips. I worked them around the surfaces of each fin and attempted to do the same with the pipe to which the fins are attached. The shaft of the Q-tips were long enough to reach beyond the top to bottom of the fins, and the tips were wide enough to touch both surfaces of adjacent fins without damaging them. The process was not fast but it was effective. The clean-up was with a vacuum cleaner. Subsequently I sprayed the surfaces with the Clorox cleaner/bleach product and again ran Q-tips over the fins. Based on the cleanliness of the tips after use, the process did not seem to add much value.